HSK 1 · Language

话

huà

words; speech

Stroke order of 话

话 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Words 讠 with a 舌 tongue: speech is spoken by the tongue.

Parts: 讠 speech + 舌 tongue

Example sentence

你说什么话？

What are you saying?

Words with 话

说话to speak; to talk 电话telephone 打电话to make a phone call 笑话joke; to laugh at 笑话儿joke 普通话Mandarin 对话dialogue; conversation 讲话to speak; speech 的话if (at end of clause)谈话to have a talk; conversation 话剧stage play 话题topic of conversation

More words: Language

汉语Chinese (language)汉字Chinese character 中文Chinese (language)外语foreign language 字character; word (written)说to speak; to say 说话to speak; to talk 写to write 问to ask 回答to answer 告诉to tell 明白to understand; clear

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